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THE POST, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1944
THE OUTPOST
Where those at home and the men and women in the armed services from the
Back Mountain Region—in camps and on the fighting fronts—keep
contact with their fellows throughout the world.
FROM CAMPS AT HOME
He Can Take It
Dear Mr. Risley:
How's the old town coming along.
I receive the Post pretty regularly
and really enjoy it.
Say, the boys from the Back
Mountain are sure seeing action by
the letters they write. I see some
more are missing. Well, the good
Lord is sure looking after them, I
believe. .
You know I am called a “slate
picker” by the boys from Tennes-
see. Well, let me tell you some-
thing. The boys from Pennsylva-
nia, especially from Dallas, are
showing the Tennessee boys up.
We stay in the ranks, whatever the
temperature.
The Tennessee boys fall out like
flies. I told them I might be a
Pennsylvania “slate-picker” but I.
could take it. You can rest assured
the Dallas boys will go through
"with flying colors.
I was sorry to hear that Bob Gir-
van is missing. It was also a sur-
prise to hear my buddy, Al Shaffer,
was hurt. I hope he recovers soon.
I didn’t know his address before,
but I see it is in the Post so noth-
ing stops me now. Give my re-
gards to all my friends and if you
. see Don Cosgrove tell him to “get
on the ball” and write.
Thanks again for the Post.
Your Friend,
[\ fMark” Ide
\/ Co. A, 206th Bn.
Camp Blanding, Fla.
e Off the record, Mark, the old
town is pretty quiet with all you
fellows away.—Editor.
Down In Texas
. Dear Howard: @&
How's everything? Been re-
ceiving the Post every week. Boy,
I really like to see it in the mail
box every week to see how Dallas
and all the fellows are coming a-
long.
PUT THESE IN YOUR
BIRTHDAY BOOK!
We thought you'd like to know
the birthdays of the Back Mountain
boys in service, so we are printing
them here for you. So that yeu
will have plenty of time to get m
card and mail it, we will publish
the names four weeks in a row
previous to the birthday. If you
haven’t the address or do not know
where to get it, just ca’l Dallas 300
and ask for Martha.
S. Franklin Leinthall July 14
Michael W. O’Boyle July 14
Robert Ray July 14
Andrew Kozemithak July 15
" Charles W. Kern July 16
George Kuchta July 16
William Baker July 17
Carol Eveland July 17
Clifford H. Davis July 18
Joseph H. Layaou July-18
Clayton Cairl July 18
Fred Girton July 18
William Carroll, Jr. July 19
Joseph Maculus July 20
Evan M. Hontz July 22
Charles L. Moore July 22
Frederick J. Case July 23
Samuel Elias
James Hummel, Jr.
July 24
July 25
Robert Payne July 25
Leland R. Case July 25
Paul H. Rhodes July 26
Clarence L. Hebron July 27
Clarence G. Hubbell July 28
Elwood, C. Ide July 28
David Decker July 29
Raymond Hozempa July 30
Lewis LeGrand, Jr. July 30
Alfrod R. Roman Aug. 1
Ralph Whitebread Aug.
Thomas J. Miers Aug.
Edward Thompson Aug.
Robert P. Hanson Aug.
R. C. Huey Aug.
Asa Dale Parsons Aug.
John Reese Aug
Paul Montross
Stacy H. Schoonover
John Garbutt
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DLOOOONNNRNTIANID UTI WH
Harold Rood ;
Daniel E. Rusiloski Aug.
Russell J. Transue Aug.
James D. Wyant Aug.
George A. Frazier Aug.
Alfred Alvie Hoyt Aug.
Harold Rood Aug.
Joseph Stencil Aug.
Bernard Wisnieski Aug.
Lauren Dymond
Jonathan W. Jones Aug. 10
Harry Williams
Lemuel Williams
I'll bet the Back Mountain boys
are really doing their share in all
the invasions.
Mother writes that the weather
hae been cool home. Gosh, any
Back Mountain fellows in Texas
will back me up. Really is hot
here!
Fort Worth Army Air Base is a
swell field. We're fortunate in
having some swell lakes nearby,
too.
Right now I'm about two-thirds
of the way through this transition
course on B-24’s. :
I like the ship a lot. Keeps us
kinda busy, but it's wonderful.
Well, I'll have to tie a knot in
this line hoping that everythings
just swell with you and I want to
say “hello” to everyone. Thanks
again for the Post.
2nd Lt. Harry C. Snyder
0. S. D., Box 1623
(ZW. A AF.
Fort Worth, Texas
® Army language ties me in
knots, too, byt I'm gradually get-
ting unraveled.—Editor.
In Pilot Training
Dear Editor:
Many months have long past
since I last wrote you, and I am
indeed very ashamed of myself for
this neglect. However, there are
always the many excuses a person
usually offers in such a case and I
certainly have one this time! Ever
since I signed the necessary papers
to become an aviation cadet, it
seems that I haven't had a mom-
ent’s spare time. Especially here at
C.T.D., the studies are terrific, and
to think that I once thought I
studied hard in high school—gosh,
who said that!
We finish our course here June
30th and then we go straight to
pre-flight as we had our “On the
line training”, before we came here.
I only pray that I may do as well
as Harry did to receive his pilot's
wings. He certainly is doing great
now, flying B-24’s .and preparing
himself for overseas duty.
Enclosed please find the change
of address form, so that I will once
again receive the Dallas Post. I
have certainly missed the Post,
naturally due to my neglect in
sending this form in long before.
“Call to Quarters” has just
sounded, and I must now begin
studying again. So till next time,
I am as ever wishing you and the
Post staff the best of success al-
ways.
A/S William J. Snyder
(M/Sgt.)
2185th AAF Base Tng.
Unit
Sq. B., Peabody College
Nashville, Tenn.
® Great Guns, we better get this
in the Outpost or you'll be having
a change of address before we
know it. Good to hear from you,
Bill.—Editor.
Johnson Prepares For Combat
Dear Howard:
The title of this letter should be
“Johnson Prepares for Combat”.
Yes, the preliminary training is
over and now I am getting ready
for the big show. If everything
goes O. K. from now on, when I
leave here I will be an Airplane
Commander, and receive a new
B-17 and crew. Then we start to
win the war.
All kidding aside, though, to me
the B-17 looks like a great ship—
perfectly capable of doing all they
say it will. My duties from now
on will undoubtedly keep me busy
for the duration. So don’t expect
a letter every week or so. I know
—you say you don't get letters
from me that often, even when
I'm not busy, but it isn’t because
I don’t want to write. I can’t
think of a better way than the Post
for keeping in touch with happen-
ings back home.
I haven't been getting the Post
lately, so I'm sending for some
back copies. I hope you have
them, as I don't want to miss a
single copy of the Post.
Well, I have to start flying again
in an hour, so I'll sign off now.
Sincerely, a
~~ Bill Johnson
"Lt, William A. Johnson
Hendricks Field, Fla.
0. S. S., 44-4-C
® Your letter was a victim of this
desk of mine. After I'd read it, it
was hidden for a week or so under
PAPER DOLL OF THE WEEK
Julie Bishop
the litter of papers that make life
la constant surprise in my office.
Martha didn't have any back issues
to forward. On account of the
paper shortage we're completely
cleaned out every week. Forgive
my neglect in not answering soon-
er and don't fail to write.—Editor.
On West Coast
Dear Editor:
It wasn't very long ago that I
had my address changed, but here
is another change. I suppose Mar-
tha gets rather tired of all these
changes, but if I remember her
right, she will grin and bear it.
I am now in pre-flight. Frank
Shappelle is also here, but unfort-
unately we are in two different
squadrons. We are both in ac-
celerated squadrons, which is
lucky in one way, and not so lucky
in another. We are taking 10
weeks pre-flight in 4% weeks.
They are really pouring the oil on.
We have to catch up to squadrons
with 5 weeks lead, and it is fairly
tough. But, the tour ramp keeps
you on the ball. We expect to
finish classes about the middle of
May and go to Primary about the
25th.
They are eliminating fellows right
and left here.
squadron of 240 men. The next day
we had about 130. These men
who were washed out had been
classified, too. Here, if you fail on
one subject, you are washed out,
so we all are getting gray hair in
our heads. To compensate for this,
they give us an extra $25 and ca-
det meals. That ‘is where all your
butter and steak goes. We also
get one quart of milk a day each.
So you can see they really feed us.
But, P. T. tears a lot of that weight
off. It is really tough.
Enclosed you will find a change
of address form, and I hope you
will continue to send me the Post.
It is reeally a message from home.
Well, there is not much more I can
say, except thanks again for the
Post.
Sincerely,
J A/C George M. Lamoreux
~~ AFPS (Pilot) Sq 36,
SAAAB
Santa Ana, California
® Martha says: “Tell that red-
headed pilot that I don’t mind
changing his address as long as he
will stop in to see us the next time
he's home.” There you are, that's
how Martha feels about it.—Editor.
Watta Place!
Dear Mr. Risley:
Two moves merit my writing to
you again, from Lowry to Daniel
and then on to the MOP.
It was about ten months ago
when I shipped out of Keesler for
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v
bi,
One day we had a!
Massachusetts State but I guess
the ticket then read return to
Mississippi, because I am back in
a much beloved state.
About six weeks ago you and I
were wondering just what I would
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CONTACT
Lt. Herbert C. Culp, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Culp of
Huntsville, is now overseas. At one
of the Air Service Command Sta-
tions known as Control Depots Lt.
Herbert Culp was carefully pro-
cessed by classification experts who
made certain that he was well
fitted for the job assigned to him.
His next station will be one from
which America’s fighting planes
take off to smash the Nazi war
machine.
* x *
Sioux Falls Army Air Field, S. D.
—CClarence E. LaBer, of 105 Main
Street, Dellas, Pa., has been pro-
moted to the rank of First Lieuten-
ant, it was announced this week by
Col. O. L. Rogers, Commanding
Officer.
Lt. LaBar, who joined the Army
June 8, 1942, was commissioned a
Second Lieutenant on May 3, 1943,
and assigned as Assistant Train-
ing Inspector at this Post.
Prior to entering the service, he
graduated from East Stroudsburg
Teachers’s College, Stroudsburg, Pa.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
neth LaBar of Dallas.
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be ‘doing when I hit Daniel Field.
Now we both know. Play softball
and leg sack time. Never spent a
month in the Army where I did so
much of nothing. It wouldn't have
been too long before a fellow would
have gotten soft there, so it is good
we did move on.
The MOP is part of Hell's ten
acres as far as I can see. Walter
Winchell says it is ‘“Misissippi’s
Only Prison”. In reality MOP
means Mississippi Ordnance Plant.
This place used to be run by civil-
ians but it proved too much for
them so Uncle Sam took over. They
even moved our black brothers out
| recently. Disheartening? No, dis-
| gusting.
Howard, I hope you don’t think
I am bitter. I just get fed up with
the politics in this state.
I guess you are wondering if I
am still in the Air Corps. Yes, but
in the Ordnance end now. Where
we go from here is anyone's guess.
Maybe home. (Smile on this kid's
face as he writes that.)
Are there any local boys down
here, Howard? This is the only
, camp other than Jackson Army Air
Base within about 30 miles.
I had better .close for now but
will write again soon. Thanks a
million for the Post. It sure brings
a lot of good news.
Meachan since I saw you.
As ever,
/ Philip Cease
MOP
Jackson, Mississippi.
® Phil, drop over to the Station
Hospital at your own Mississippi
Ordnance Plant and have a chat
with Lt. Ellen Piatt, Army Nurse
Corps. Maybe she can cheer you
tup. She's from your own home
{ town. I told you, you were lucky.
—Editor.
Fifteen Rugged Days
Dear Editor:
I know I should have written
sooner but I couldn’t because of
the situation that arose unexpect-
edly. As you know I am in the
amphibious troops and when I got
back from furlough we left immed-
iately on maneuvers to see how
amphibious we really were. The
maneuvers were short—15 days,
but were rugged. I don't know
whether you remember me saying
that the Tennessee manuevers were
tough, but they were child’s play
along side of these. I got seasick
for the first time in eleven oper-
ations or landings, but I made up
for it that time. I can very truth-
fully say I have never been so sick
in all my life as I was for that
three and a half hours from when
we embarked from the ships into
the landing craft until we disem-
barked on the beach.
Then after we got back from
maneuvers we went on a problem
that took up another week. That
I contacted both Youngblood and
L-"4th AOTC, 4050 AAFB-
FROM FIELDS AFAR
In The Tropics
Dear Mr. Risley:
Just a few lines to let you know
I still receive the Post although it
is a month or so late, I guess that
is to be expected though.
I am terribly sorry I haven't
written sooner, but I've been laid
up with a sore leg. I hope you
understand. I'll try to do better
from now on.
I want to thank you again for
the Post pou have been sending me
for the last two years. It has
helped me locate several friends of
mine. 3
I hope before long I'll be able to
come and have a chat with you. I
certainly will be glad when that
day comes. These tropics are get-
ting the best of me. They're all
right for awhile but after three
years they start getting on a per-
son's nerves. :
Right now everything is fine over
here. It's nice and peaceful a-
round. I only hope it stays this
way, may be I'll be able to go back
to my family for awhile.
I guess that’s all for this time,
so hoping to hear from you soon,
I'll say “so long” for awhile.
> 7 Yours truly,
%.="Arthur Hunsinger
In the South Pacific.
P. S. Thanks again for the Post.
® The way the boys are knocking
down Jap planes, it looks as though
AAA gunners are going to run out
of targets shortly, in which case a
boy by the name of Hunsinger
ought to be coming home shortly.
Anyway that’s our wish.—Editor.
With Hospital Unit
Dear Howard:
I have been missing the Post
lately, perhaps it is because of my
change in address. The last time
I received it was about three weeks
ago. I've put my address at the
end of this letter so you can get it.
How are things in Dallas? I sup-
pose everyone is interested in the
Invasion. It is really something.
Sorry I can’t tell you more about
it.
You know, I received a letter the
other day, saying school would
soon be out. I just happened to
think how time flies. It is (nearly)
two years since I graduated. It
seems like yesterday. I wish I could
have those days over again. They
were loads of fun.
I am working in a hospital over
here, in a neuro-psychiatric ward.
It is pretty interesting work. The
hours are long, from 7 to 7, and I
am on nights. The hospital is large
and set in beautiful surroundings
of trees, grass and flowers. It
(makes a beautiful picture, if you
could take one.
Well, Howard, sorry this is so
short, but there isn’t very much of
interest to say.
Please make the change in ad-
dress as soon as possible. I would
like to receive the Post again.
Thanks very much.
fs ever,
§ Jay-Gould, Ph. M. 1/C
“C/o Fleet Post Office
New York, N. Y.
® It’s good to hear from you a-
gain, Jay, and I know everybody
in town will be interested in your
letter. —Editor.
Three Kings
Dear Editor:
It's time I drop you a few lines
again to thank you for the Post. It
is appreciated very much by myself
and a few of my buddies with me
who live in Pennsylvania. On ac-
count of my traveling so much, I
don’t receive the paper often but
when it does come through, I'm
glad to see it.
My address has been changed
again to c/o Fleet Post Office, San
Francisco, Calif.
I have seen very beautiful weath-
er these last couple of weeks and
we have a nice hot sun over us but
there is always a nice cool breeze
out here at sea.
Although I've been in the Navy
only a very short while, it didn’t
take long for me to get in a ship
and now at the present I'm some-
where in the Pacific.
The Navy life agrees with me but
it’s much different than I had ever
expected. I'm learning to be a
cook now, work right along with
the rated cooks.
Will close. now and am looking
forward to receiving the next copy
of the Post. The last one I re-
ceived was dated May 12th.
4 As ever,
{ “Roy H. King.
"Somewhere in the Pacific
® The three Kings; Dorothy, Roy
and Don are certainly scattered
over the face of the globe. Dorothy
wrote from England a few days ago
and Don wrote to us from Florida
and now you come along with one
from the Pacific. It's been swell
to hear from all of you.—Editor.
“In India’s Sunny Clime---"
Dear Editor:
I have been the happy recipient
of the Post the last few weeks but
haven't been able to drop a few
lines due to the lack of ambition
and moving about. The lack of gm-
bition came when I entered this
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